Ulu Posted March 20, 2015 Report Posted March 20, 2015 (edited) California has cautionary signs everywhere now. Every store, building, and stinking outhouse has one like this: "Caution! The State of California has determined that this facility contains blablablah...which can cause cancer or...blablablah..." The signs state whatever evil cancerous agent is sold at that particular store (restaurant, gas station, whatever...) or just the general message that it does contain such things, without itemization of them. They even put the signs at various places inside the stores. So on the lumber aisle at Lowes I saw (approximately) this: "Caution! The State of California has determined cutting wood causes dust, and dust is known to be a source of cancer..." etc. Ummm, just what place doesn't contain dust? Dust is everywhere! What about air? You can die from breathing our air. They don't advertise that one. Maybe we just need one really big sign on the border as you cross in: "Caution! The State of California has determined that it contains DUST everywhere. It's all over, and lots of other stuff that can cause cancer too! If you don't want cancer turn around and go live somewere else!" ...And don't you guys even THINK about bringing any dangerous and illegal dust into our state! (edit...spelling) Edited March 20, 2015 by Ulu Quote
DJ194950 Posted March 20, 2015 Report Posted March 20, 2015 NEWS TODAY_ CHEAP CALIF. WINES HAVE UP TO 5 TIMES MORE ARSENIC MORE THAN THE EPA ALLOWS IN DRINKING WATER! List includes Trader Joe"s 2 buck chuck! Don't drink wine but have they checked beer? Quote
TodFitch Posted March 20, 2015 Report Posted March 20, 2015 . . . So on the lumber isle at Lowes I saw (approximately) this: "Caution! The State of California has determined cutting wood causes dust, and dust is known to be a source of cancer..." etc.. . . Wood dust (i.e. sawdust) is actually a known carcinogen. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sawdust#Health_and_safety_hazards Quote
Ulu Posted March 20, 2015 Author Report Posted March 20, 2015 NEWS TODAY_ CHEAP CALIF. WINES HAVE UP TO 5 TIMES MORE ARSENIC MORE THAN THE EPA ALLOWS IN DRINKING WATER! List includes Trader Joe"s 2 buck chuck! Don't drink wine but have they checked beer? Well they do have signs that say: "Caution! The State of California has determined that drinking beer, wine or distilled spirits can cause....blablablah..." So it's not like we didn't already know it was bad. Quote
Ulu Posted March 20, 2015 Author Report Posted March 20, 2015 Wood dust (i.e. sawdust) is actually a known carcinogen. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sawdust#Health_and_safety_hazards True, but we're allowed to recycle it in the standard bins, so I'll assume it's not on the same danger scale as plutonium. People see the word carcenogen and freak out, but some of these things are hazards we are all exposed to and cannot avoid, and some of them are things we can avoid but don't because the concentrations are so small. I know some woods are quite toxic, but mainly I thought it was exotic stuff like ironwood and such. I wonder how Douglas fir rates? That and Hem fir are the two biggies around here. Virtually no other woods are used for framing hereabouts. Quote
William Davey Posted March 20, 2015 Report Posted March 20, 2015 A few years ago I needed two 8 foot 2X12's for some stairs at my camp. Wanted pressure treated as the steps were on an outside deck. Lowes only had a 16 footer and would not cut it for me! They did offer to let me borrow a hand saw so I could cut it in half out in the parking lot. Obviously, I declined their generous offer! Quote
Plymouthy Adams Posted March 21, 2015 Report Posted March 21, 2015 at that rate the citizens of California are going to die of boredom awaiting old age...ma and pa sitting around glaring at each other...both snarling their upper lip and thinking "kill" when little did they know it was the dog that cut the cheese...so they start thinking if only I could....well you get the picture...you not going to make it out alive folks... Quote
pflaming Posted March 21, 2015 Report Posted March 21, 2015 Carcinogen causes cancer! I thought a carcinogen was a synonym for a kardascian, wow, learn something every day, keeps me young. Quote
Dodgeb4ya Posted March 21, 2015 Report Posted March 21, 2015 True, but we're allowed to recycle it in the standard bins, so I'll assume it's not on the same danger scale as plutonium. People see the word carcenogen and freak out, but some of these things are hazards we are all exposed to and cannot avoid, and some of them are things we can avoid but don't because the concentrations are so small. I know some woods are quite toxic, but mainly I thought it was exotic stuff like ironwood and such. I wonder how Douglas fir rates? That and Hem fir are the two biggies around here. Virtually no other woods are used for framing hereabouts. I should've been dead many years ago as I've lived in the Douglas Fir woods in the state of Washington all my life and cut thosands of feed of Doug Fir. We need to quit being scared by these fools scaring everyone to death.....literally. They should also post signs stating you might be scared to death by reading the following dangerous warning notice!!! Quote
Don Coatney Posted March 21, 2015 Report Posted March 21, 2015 Scared to death I understand as one is dead having been scared that much. But I have a problem with being scared half to death How does one know when they are half dead? Quote
deathbound Posted March 21, 2015 Report Posted March 21, 2015 (edited) Scared to death I understand as one is dead having been scared that much. But I have a problem with being scared half to death How does one know when they are half dead? Once they say "I DO"! (I guess I was half dead for about 2-1/2 years, then not dead at all, now been half dead for about 15-1/2 years........) Edited March 21, 2015 by deathbound 2 Quote
Dodgeb4ya Posted March 21, 2015 Report Posted March 21, 2015 (edited) Scared to death... yes that person is done dead! Who said scared half to death? Thats what an old grandma would say when she lost and recovered her frumpy little long haired Chihuahua! Edited March 21, 2015 by Dodgeb4ya Quote
Don Coatney Posted March 21, 2015 Report Posted March 21, 2015 Who was scared half to death? Lots of folks but it happened twice so they are all dead. Quote
Dodgeb4ya Posted March 21, 2015 Report Posted March 21, 2015 I don't want to die twice... takes too long and two times the pain! 1 Quote
Todd B Posted March 21, 2015 Report Posted March 21, 2015 all kidding aside, why is California the only state like that. Where did it start???? Quote
Eneto-55 Posted March 21, 2015 Report Posted March 21, 2015 True, but we're allowed to recycle it in the standard bins, so I'll assume it's not on the same danger scale as plutonium. People see the word carcenogen and freak out, but some of these things are hazards we are all exposed to and cannot avoid, and some of them are things we can avoid but don't because the concentrations are so small. I know some woods are quite toxic, but mainly I thought it was exotic stuff like ironwood and such. I wonder how Douglas fir rates? That and Hem fir are the two biggies around here. Virtually no other woods are used for framing hereabouts. Iron wood is toxic?! I sawed up a whole lot of that stuff while we lived in the Amazon. Stinks when you saw it, but I didn't know it was toxic. But then I also sawed asbestos sheeting for shower walls in our house. Just tried to stay up wind of the dust. (The roofing was also corrogated cement-asbestos.) Quote
pflaming Posted March 22, 2015 Report Posted March 22, 2015 "Cautionary sign" ignored. We attended a YFC funded raising auction. I won the bid on an automatic battery charger, hookittoabattrryand it maintains the charge. On the bottom of the mfgrs presentation package was this sticker " not to be sold in Oregon or California" !!! Quote
TodFitch Posted March 22, 2015 Report Posted March 22, 2015 "Cautionary sign" ignored. We attended a YFC funded raising auction. I won the bid on an automatic battery charger, hookittoabattrryand it maintains the charge. On the bottom of the mfgrs presentation package was this sticker " not to be sold in Oregon or California" !!! Good thing that you got it at a fund raising auction rather than buying it in a store. Quote
Mike Petersen Posted March 23, 2015 Report Posted March 23, 2015 (edited) It's because Calif. is the breeding ground for senseless lawsuits. So we have a bunch of senseless laws. Edited March 23, 2015 by Mike Petersen 1 Quote
T120 Posted March 23, 2015 Report Posted March 23, 2015 It's because Calif. is the breading ground for senseless lawsuits. So we have a bunch of senseless laws. Perhaps a consequence of Universities turning out a higher proportion of lawyers vs engineers 1 Quote
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